Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 6.2 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 93.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Costa Rica, 25.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Ukraine, however, that number is 1.6% as of 2020.
make 37.2% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $16,200 as of 2023.
be 18.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ukraine, that number is 9.8% as of 2021.
pay a 20.0% higher top tax rate
Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 22.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ukraine, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 12.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
have 11.1% fewer children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 13.9% more likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ukraine, about 94.5% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% less on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ukraine spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine, Directorate General of Taxation of Costa Rica.
Ukraine: At a glance
How big is Ukraine compared to Costa Rica? See an in-depth size comparison.